Fishing reel
Category
Ivory and bone
Date
Unknown
Materials
Ivory, Lead, Wood
Measurements
89 mm (Width) x 20 mm (Depth); 180 mm (Length)
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Snowshill Manor and Garden, Gloucestershire
NT 1332071
Summary
Wooden fishing tackle reel. Sliding lid to central wooden compartment, which contains lead weights and hooks. Two wrapping spools with line and ivory reels each side. A hollow quill held in one spool.
Provenance
Given to the National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade.